Supersonic Transport program

GPTKB entity

Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf aerospace program
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:SST_program
gptkbp:declinedAfter environmental concerns
high costs
fuel inefficiency
sonic boom issues
gptkbp:era 1960s
gptkbp:focus development of supersonic passenger aircraft
gptkbp:goal commercial supersonic flight
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Supersonic Transport program
gptkbp:involvedCountry gptkb:France
gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notableAircraft gptkb:Boeing_2707
gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:notableEvent Boeing 2707 cancelled in 1971
Concorde entered service in 1976
Tupolev Tu-144 entered service in 1977
gptkbp:result limited commercial success
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:NASA_Langley_Research_Center
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6